Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-06-08
COMMENCEMENT WEEK.
The Contest for the Regents Prize at the
Morgantown University.
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MuEGANTuwN, W. Va, June Com
meucvment week opened brilliantly. Wis
itors are coming in from all parts of the
state
The contests lor the Regents prize in
Defamation took place at University Hall
this evening. There were four contestants,
and all did their best for the coveted prize.
The Judges awarded the prize to Mr.. NJ.
d. Post The regents prize essay, award
ed to II. II. Ryland, was read in the
presence of the regents and audience.
The Board of Regents met this morning
and effected an organization. The recon-
mendations of DR.. Turner were read and
were referred to an appropriate committee.
The music furnished by the Wheeling
Opera House Band last night called forth
the highest encomiums from our musical
people. This band, which is such a favor
ite with Wheeling people, truly deserves
this proof of merit, as in it are found true
artists. aud their music Is all good and
rendered in the very best style.
The university regents met today, all
of the thirteen members were present cX-
cept Messrs Campbell and Hays. The
Presidents report was received, commit
tees were appointed and other rOu-
tine business transacted. There
is to be another assistant
elected in the preparatory department. 1t
is recommended that the chair OF PhySiol
IL 1,vrn ina
10 il BIOLOGY and Botany A professor is
| to he elected for this chair, Dr. Brock only
having temporarily been appointed to fill
this place made vacant by DIR. Allen
death. An attempt will be made to
form chair OF civil and mining
engineering. There are said TO be six
applicants for the chair of ancient Ian
guagcs though there is rs yet no vacancy
in that chair. Tomorrow meeting orthc
Board is expected to be interesting.
Quite a number of visitors are already
present, and u big commencement is cN-
pected if the weather proves favorable.
The address OF Hon. w. l.. Wilson, Pres
ident of the University, delivered in New
University Hall, last evening, waSa splen
did effort. At the outset President Wilson
said he would not deliver an orthodox lee
ture. but would rather narrate some of his
own political experiences. He then out
lined the difference between theoretical
and practical governments, and pointed
out that the ideas derived from the records
of courts, books, legal documents, and
schools. was tar less satisfactory than the
experience of actual life. Then the speaker
took up the Influences that were brought
to bear upon our fathers, which induced
| them to model our government as they did,
he traced the evolution of both England'S
and our government from what they first
were up to the present time. Carefully
noting the successive steps and defining
the powers of each department of govern
| ment in each step, he traced the differences
and re- semblanCeS of the two governments,
showing COnclusiycly our officers OF gov
ernmsnt were possessed of more potent
power than the officials of the English
monarchy.
Then turning his attention to our own
/ Government, he setting forth the greatly
| increased prerOgatives of the. Senate over
those of that body Of eighty years ago, he
hastily passed to the House of Reprcsen-
| tItlycS.
/ Here, reverting to his own experience in
special cases, Mir Wilson showed the i'm
/ FEASIBILITY of this law-making body doing
| what II ought on account Of It's immense
size. and great variety Of legislative sub
| irctS.
Frequently in narrating Congressional
experiences was he interrupted by APP
plause. Speaking OF the questions coming
/ before this the greatest law-making body
/ in the world, he dwclt at length upon the
complication of the questions of Revenue,
Finance. Administration of Justice, Labor
and Capitol And said that owing to the
unwieldy numbers of the House of Repre-
sentatives: owing to the bidding of parties
for power, and owing to the Ignorant con
stituencies of its members, these questions
can not be and are not settled.
The speaker dwelt upon politics for some
time. aud concluded with splendid pero-
ration which was frequently interrupted
by applause. 1t WAS an able effort